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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1939
Page
8
A district court suit seeks 2285 for injuries from a car crash. Moves include C L Bartholow leasing a Nnauss Shell Station, the Spera family relocating to Illinois, and the Mohlands buying 726 North Second Ave. Cadet E L Huber tours Kemper School. varias residents return from flu. a pancake supper, farm loans, and public events fill out a busy week in Washington county.
The American coffee industry launches a month-long drive themed drink that second cup of coffee to boost consumption. Trade groups and Latin American producers unite under the American Coffee Industries of America and Pan American Coffee Bureau to educate the public on coffee’s true qualities and bolster relations with Latin America.
The Falun mine in Sweden, held by the oldest commercial company for 700 years, has produced over 500000 tons of copper along with more than 15 tons of silver and about one ton of gold.
On the western slope of the Alban hills Frascati attracts visitors with its historic villas linked to Cicero and other famed Romans. The resort offers views of Rome’s outline against the sky and preserves a legacy treasured by artists.
Mildred Woodburn of Cedar Rapids spent the weekend with her sister Mrs Glen Beenblossom and family. W H Bain of Cedar Rapids visited Sunday evening at the Beenblossom home. Delberg Wood also stayed weekend with Clark Wood. Beenblossom and Ebner attended a Foreign Missionary meeting at the Methodist church Thursday. Roy Whiteman visited Washington Tuesday.
An article notes that over 90 percent of world flower species have an unpleasant odor or none, highlighting the odorless rose as a prime example among its many wild and cultivated varieties.
Velours is a pile fabric woven from wool or cotton or blends and finished to a soft furry texture. It also appears as a name for rab bits fur used in hat making. Velvet is silk with a short fine pile. Velveteen resembles velvet but uses cotton.
An elderly speaker, Uncle Eben, recalls the saying Truth crushed to earth will rise again. He cautions that truth may not rise in time to influence the referee or the decision being handed down.
The piece notes that candy canes began as full sized glass rods filled with candy carried in the Middle Ages. Witches were believed to target carriers, so the candy supposedly deters them by distracting with the sweet reward.
George Norris longtime coach and manual training teacher at Ainsworth high school resigns to take a new post in Dy sart. The move offers a salary increase with duties limited to coaching and manual training. Local residents express mixed feelings about the departure while congratulating him on the advance.
Aromatic offerings burned on early altars by priests inspired perfumes. In ancient Greece their sale was restricted to preserve sacred use, a pattern echoed in the days of Roman Caesars.
The Chinese of the ninth century used a cart with a drum struck mechanically after a set number of wheel revolutions. They named this device the measure mile drum cart.
Some men claim Uncle Eben notes people never quit with a gold brick, they keep paying storage and wait for its value to rise. The quip highlights obstinate investment behavior in a humorous regional voice.
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